1 Gannaaw loolu na nit ku nekk déggal ñi yore baat ci kanamam; ndaxte amul njiit lu fi Yàlla sampul. Njiit yépp nag Yàlla moo leen fi teg.
1Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above [him]. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.
2 Kon ku leen bañ a déggal, ndigalu Yàlla nga lànk, te ku def loolu, yoon dina la dab.
2So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who [thus] resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves.
3 Kuy def lu baax warul a ragal njiit li, kuy def lu bon moo ko war a ragal. Soo ko bëggee bañ a ragal nag, kon defal lu baax, te dina la tagg.
3For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil [one]. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise [what is] good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
4 Ndax Yàllaa ko dénk liggéey boobu ngir sa jàmm. Waaye sooy def lu bon, war ngaa ragal, ndax du cig neen la ame jaasiy àtte; jawriñu Yàlla la ngir wàcce meru Yàlla, ci fey ku def lu bon.
4for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.
5 Kon fokk ngeen déggal ko, waxuma sax ndax sañ-sañam boobu, waaye it ngir seen xel dal.
5Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.
6 Gannaaw Yàllaa sas njiit yi liggéey boobu, te ñi ngi ci, kon fàww ngeen fey galag.
6For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.
7 Joxleen ku nekk céram; ku ngeen war a fey galag, feyleen ko ko; ku ngeen war a fey juuti, feyleen ko ko; ku ngeen war a weg, wegleen ko; ku ngeen war a teral, teral-leen ko.
7Render to all their dues: to whom tribute [is due], tribute; to whom custom, custom; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.
8 Buleen ameel kenn dara, lu dul mbëggeel; ndax ku bëgg sa moroom, wàccoo nga ak yoonu Musaa.
8Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.
9 Ndaxte ndigali Yàlla yépp, yi deme ni: «Bul njaaloo, bul rey nit, bul sàcc, bul bëgge,» walla leneen ndigal lu mu man a doon, wax jii moo leen ëmb: «Nanga bëgg sa moroom, ni nga bëgge sa bopp.»
9For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Ku bëgg sa moroom, doo ko tooñ; kon ku wéy ci mbëggeel matal nga yoonu Musaa.
10Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore [is the] whole law.
11 Te lii itam am na: xam ngeen bu baax jamono ji nu tollu; jamonoy yeewu jot na, ndax léegi sunu mucc gën na noo jege, ca ba nu dooree gëm.
11This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that *we* should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 Guddi gi màggat na, bët a ngi bëgg a set. Nanu bàyyi nag jëf yu lëndëm te ràngoo gànnaay yi nu Yàlla jox, ngir dund ci leer.
12The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Gannaaw nu ngi ci leer, na sunug dund rafet. Bunu naan sangara ba màndi tey bànneexu; bunu njaaloo tey def i ñaawteef ak sunuy cér; bunu xuloo mbaa nuy ñeeyante.
13As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
14 Waaye gànnaayooleen Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi, te bañ a topp seen bakkan ciy bëgg-bëggam yu bon.
14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to [fulfil its] lusts.